Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, has died. 9News
Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.He had been hospitalised for the last month with multiple ailments.Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008.
Different sources, counting different sets of games, list Pelé's goal totals anywhere between 650 and 1,281 Pelé's fame was such that in 1967 factions of a civil war in Nigeria agreed to a brief cease-fire so he could play an exhibition match in the country. He was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.
As his health deteriorated, his travels and appearances became less frequent. He was often seen in a wheelchair during his final years and did not attend a ceremony to unveil a statue of him representing Brazil's 1970 World Cup team. Pelé spent his 80th birthday isolated with a few family members at a beach home.
Pele, one of the best footballers ever, is one of two players to have scored at four World Cup finals. The Brazilian scored 12 goals in four tournaments from 1958 to 1970 and finished as a three-time World Cup winner.
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